Godoy Cruz Depairtment
Godoy Cruz Depairtment Departamento Godoy Cruz | |
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.png) location o Godoy Cruz Depairtment in Mendoza Province | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′S 68°49′W / 32.917°S 68.817°W | |
| Kintra | Argentinae |
| Established | 11 Mey 1855 |
| Foondit bi | ? |
| Seat | Godoy Cruz |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | César Rodolfo Biffi, UCR |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 182,977 (2,001 census [INDEC]) |
| Demonym(s) | godoycruzense |
| Postal Code | M5501 |
| IFAM | |
| Aurie Code | 0261 |
| Patron saunt | Vincent Ferrer |
| Website | http://www.godoycruz.gov.ar |
Godoy Cruz is a central depairtment o Mendoza Province in Argentinae.
The provincial subdiveesion haes a population o aboot 183,000 indwallers in a aurie o 75 km², an its caipital ceety is Godoy Cruz, which is locatit aroond 1,110 km frae Capital Federal. Its borders are Capital Depairtment in the north, Guaymallén in the northeast, Maipú in the sootheast, Luján de Cuyo in the sooth an Las Heras in the soothwast an tae the wast.
The depairtment an its cabecera (heid toun) are namit in honour o Argentine statesman an businessman Tomás Godoy Cruz (1791-1852).
Economy
Despite its relatively smaw size (0.1% o Mendoza Province), Godoy Cruz is hame tae 182,977 indwallers (11.6%), an accoonts for aroond 36% o Mendoza's economy.
The main activity o the depairtment is the commerce (specially auto sales companies) an the services sector. Thare are some wineries but thare arena vineyards. The Casino o Mendoza is in the border o Godoy Cruz an Mendoza Ceety.
Population
Considerin its urban population (99.97%), it's the maist densely populatit depairtment o Mendoza Province.
Sport
The ceety o Godoy Cruz is hame tae Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, a fitbaa club, which became in 2006 the first club frae Mendoza Province iver tae compete in the Primera Division. Ither significant sport clubs are Andes Talleres, notewirthy in airtistic roller skeitchin, an YPF.
Destricts
Godoy Cruz is dividit in five destricts:
Freemit airtins
- Information aboot Godoy Cruz (Spaingie)
- History o Godoy Cruz Archived 2006-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba Archived 2012-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- Andes Talleres sport club Archived 2006-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- Swimming in YPF sport club Archived 2007-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- Maps o the Godoy Cruz Depairtment Archived 2007-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
